Survey of Sexual Victimization in Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012-2018 - Statistical Tables

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NCJ Number
252836
Author(s)
LAURA M. MARUSCHAK, BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS
EMILY D. BUEHLER, PHD, BJS STATISTICIAN
Date Published
June 2021
Length
73 pages
Publication Series
PREA Publications
Description

These statistical tables present counts of allegations and substantiated incidents of inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate sexual victimization reported by correctional authorities in adult correctional facilities from 2012 to 2018. Detailed tables include jurisdiction-level counts by year reported by the Federal Bureau of Prisons system, all 50 state prison systems, and large local jail jurisdictions.

Highlights
  • Prison administrators reported 18,884 allegations of sexual victimization in 2018, which was 2.5 times the 7,575 reported in 2012.
  • Jail administrators reported 3.5 times as many alleged sexual victimizations in 2018 (8,651) as in 2012 (2,411).
  • In adult correctional facilities, more alleged sexual victimizations were substantiated in 2018 (1,673 incidents) than in 2012 (953), with prisons driving 61% of this increase (up 438) and jails 35% (up 255).
  • While both allegations and substantiated incidents of sexual victimization rose in adult correctional facilities from 2012 to 2018, the share of allegations that were substantiated fell from 9% to 6%.
Date Published: June 2, 2021